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A Rivian Fender Bender Cost $42,000. Its CEO Says That Should Never Happen (www.thedrive.com)
submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] XLE@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A GMC Hummer EV taillight costs an eye-watering $6,100 to replace, plus labor. The idea of having to replace one of Audi’s new adaptive Matrix LED headlight setups is something most people probably don’t want to stomach.

Audi made these adaptive light strips to fix the artificial problem of newer headlights being too bright compared to older ones.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, only 30 years ago when we had sealed-beams in standardized shapes, you could replace a headlight for like $10. And the lens was actually glass instead of plastic prone to yellowing and abrasion.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

Those lights were absolute garbage though and the vehicles that used them got half the gas mileage compared to new ones due to their blocky shape and lack of aerodynamics.